Comments on: Reeltime to launch September 12 offering online “DVD-quality” on demand system

By: Bill Mc

Bill Mc — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:07:59 +0000

I also tried connecting to a tv and also received very good results. Old movies were not nearly as good as the new ones though but then they are as good on regular cable either. The sound quality was also very good and comparable to a video or DVD. I agree with the others that content is lacking at the present time however they just rolled this out on the 12th so I think that is to be expected as long as they keep adding new movies and get more current movies. I really would like to get all my TV off the net and this seems possible all of a sudden. If reeltime could get hooked up with the major stations and movie companies it would be a great location free way to go. Sony, samsung and other manufactures have PC to wireless systems available and I am wondering how well they work. One question I have is that since this works so well why hasn’t Blockbuster, or others tried to buy ReelTime? Seems to me to be a likely thing as this moves forward and they already have the content!

By: Frank Harris

Frank Harris — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:32:18 +0000

I to participated in the beta. I also did the demo at GridNetworks (better content). I also hooked up my lap top to my flat screen tv and it worked great. I watched Spiderman II and was impressed. The only downside I see right now is vontent and I have no doubts that that will come along as this is a very new company. I am impressed and am looking at options for a wireless connection. I also plan to use the service while at airports waiting for flights. The quality is better than anything I have seen and it is very very quick to start. The site need improving but again that is a very small thing at this point. Overall this is going to be worthwile for a very long time!

By: ZoSo

ZoSo — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:46:03 +0000

I’ve been following ReelTime for a long time. The picture quality can absolutely be DVD quality if the original stock is high quality as well. Participating in their beta, some stuff looks unbelievable, while other stuff looks like everything else that out there.

The big thing holding them back right now is that they don’t really have any worthwhile content. I’ve read that they are working on it, but right now the selection is pretty slim.

Overall, the technology appears to be there, but content is king, so that is the key.

By: michaelmccaskill

michaelmccaskill — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:40:21 +0000

I downloaded the Player and I think it works very well, I participated in their Beta launch as well. I like that it is streaming and you do not have to download the content, much faster than anything I’ve seen and quality wise at least when I compared it to trailers on Google or Yahoo is hands down much better for streaming.
Here is the pricing super inexpensive, they do not have much content yet but I actually called the company a few days ago and they said to just keep your eyes on the site that some big providers will be coming.

Free Offer Instant Access to Free ReelTime Titles
> Access to all Free Trial titles
> Rent any Premium or Standard TV or movie title at any time
1 Month $4.99
3 Months $9.99
6 Months $19.99
Complete Access to All ReelTime Movies and TV Titles
> Choose from one, three or six-month packages
> Anytime access to all Standard movie, TV and Free Trial titles

By: TDavid

TDavid — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:58:11 +0000

Yeah, the timing clearly sucks. Seems like they’ve had this date in mind for a little while. Friday is a great day to launch a movie service, I like your date much better.

By: Gerald Buckley

Gerald Buckley — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 15:32:57 +0000

Man, can they pick a date or what!? If you were their product launch advisor would you recommend this date? Well, maybe if you wanted to launch quietly on page 12b while all eyes were on the iTMS.

But, if their quality is as good as you’re reporting… Launch Friday September 8! Get ahead of the Apple frenzy. (Sept 11 is a terrible idea for other reasons too obvious to expand upon).